This is the 2nd installment of my effort to build a model of the EP Minerals processing plant in Lovelock, Nevada for my layout. This time I am turning my attention to those vertical silos with the angled roofs, I found another photo of the prototype on the internet that shows these both as a single and as a pair.
I started with 1/2 inch plastic electrical conduit cut at a 45-degree angle at each end. Then I attached .020 styrene sheet to each end. While I mostly use Plastruct liquid solvent for styrene-to-styrene bonds, I find that ACC or Super Glue works best on these plastic pipes. The edges of the styrene ends were cut and sanded smooth with the contours of the pipes.
To simulate the three horizontal ribs seen on the tops of the silos I used .030 x .030 styrene strip.
The horizontal bands that are noticeable in the porotype photo were done with .020 x .060 styrene strips. I used a pipe cutter to mark rings around the pipes that the strips could be aligned to.
The strips were first curved by wrapping them around a rod, then attached to the pipe little by little with ACC.
I ended up making 4 of these silos. I don't think I am satisfied with the way the legs came out and may redo them. These will join the other components waiting to be painted.
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